General Motors will be recycling oil-soaked plastic booms deployed in the Gulf of Mexico into parts for the new Chevrolet Volt hybrid. About 100,000 pounds of boom material are being repurposed as radiator air deflectors. Ironic? A little. [Reuters] »12/20/10 1:00pm 12/20/10 1:00pm

After four years of planning and three years of hype, we've finally driven a production Chevrolet Volt plug-in "hybrid." We expected some character from the most obsessively engineered vehicle in GM's history. We didn't expect so many personalities at once. »10/14/10 4:15pm 10/14/10 4:15pm

With the final stage of the Chevy Volt's launch just around the bend, the Chevy marketing crew has trademarked the slogan "it's more car than electric." Will other EVs pick up on the neg? (Photo: Chris) [Trademarkia] »10/08/10 9:00am 10/08/10 9:00am

From our first test unit test drive, we knew the Chevy Volt would be a seriously technologically advanced electric car when it debuts next year. Now GM's saying they've built Blackberry and iPhone apps to control some vehicle functions. »12/10/09 10:00am 12/10/09 10:00am